Lunar lander sends final images from the moon before being put to sleep

The company plans to put the lander to “sleep” later Wednesday, then see if it can be awakened in three weeks, once lunar night ends.

Press conference: NASA, Intuitive Machines discuss lunar lander
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The lunar lander, Odysseus, made it to the moon, as well as its experiments, and has begun sending images and data back to earth, officials with NASA and Intuitive Machines told reporters during a briefing on Wednesday. The lander landed slightly tilted on the moon's surface, however.

Death Valley Dark Sky Festival 2024 slated for 1st weekend in March

The Death Valley Dark Sky Festival is free but some reservations may be required ahead of time for certain auditorium talks.

Balloon over US was likely hobbyist, officials says

The small balloon discovered flying over the U.S. Friday was likely a hobbyist balloon, officials said.

Odysseus moon lander: Lunar lander successfully transmitting from moon's surface, NASA says

A lunar lander with a half-dozen NASA science experiments landed on the moon's south polar region Thursday evening – a week after it launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at Kennedy Space Center.

Odysseus moon lander makes historic landing, transmits signal back

The first U.S. commercial moon lander, Odysseus – also known by its nickname “Odie" – has made the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years.

School bus-sized satellite fell to Earth somewhere over North Pacific Ocean

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite captured data on Earth's land, oceans and polar caps, including monitoring natural disasters.

SpaceX launches communications satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral: Watch again

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday afternoon, carrying a satellite for the Indonesian communications company Telkomsat.

Bridgit Mendler’s space company: From Disney Channel star to CEO

Bridgit Mendler, a former Disney Channel star, has announced she’s starting up her own space company after studying at MIT and Harvard.

See the massive solar flares the Sun spit out this week

NOAA and NASA spacecraft are constantly watching the Sun, recording solar events like these two powerful solar flares this weekend.

How NASA plans to study the sounds of the total solar eclipse

Eclipse watchers can help NASA study how the April total solar eclipse impacts wildlife and insects. The abrupt darkness can fool animals into thinking its dusk.